St. Paul daily globe., 1887-07-08
Some Interesting Gossip About the Boys
Who Wear UniforRs and Brass
Buttons.
Gen. Gibbon Don't Believe in a Jury
!. Recommending Clemency for a
L Convict.
A General Court Martial Will Convene
: at Fort Smelling Next Monday
II Morning.

band Sixth infantry, for desertl0n, OF
which charge the prisoner was found
guilty and sentenced to be diShOnOrably
discharged and confined at hard labor
ih a military prison for the period OF
three years, takes exceptions to the ac-
ton of the members of the court in
recommending the prisoner to Glenn
ency-''in the belief that he will here
after serve in an honorable manner"
The general says: ''It is presumed that
the members of the court mean by this,
if Principal Musician Adler is permitted
to serve in regiment to enter which he
took false oath after violating his pre-
viouS one. To permit a man to desert
from one regiment where he is diSc0n-
tented and then. by false swearing, to
enter another which suits him better,
and. when tried, to plead good service,
seems to the reviewing authority to place
too high premium OH deSertlon.
The sentence will be duly executed"
Details from batteries ''H' and &C."
Fifth artillery, under command OF Lieut..
Harvey G.. Carbaugh. Fifth artillery,
have been ordered to CreedmOor, n. Y,
to perform certain work connected with
the sanitary welfare of the rifle camp
and involving the possession of mechan-
ical skill by the members of the detail.
Col. John Hamilton, Fifth artillery,
having been granted a leave of absence
at the expiration of which he will be re-
tired from active service, the command
of the regiment has devOlved upon
Lieut.. Col. Henry w. Closson. who will,
by order of Maj. Gen. Sch0tield, exercise
it from his present station, Fort Wads-
worth, New York harbOr. The regi-
mental staff, band, etc, will remain at
Fort Hamilton, and all necessary cor
reSpondence on reglmental business
will be conducted by mail.
Gen. Gibbon, commanding the de-
partment of the Columbia, has ordered
that the annual rifle competition for his
department be this year held at Van
couver Barracks, beginning Thursday,
Aug. II, and terminating Saturday,
Aug. 20. Post commanders are directed
to send the enlisted competitors Sc
lected to report to the commanding
officer. Vancouver Barracks, not later
than Aug. 9, and each competitor will
bring with him his service rifle and
equipments complete, dress and I'M
dress uniform and blankets. Commu-
tation of subsistence will be paid in adj
vance to the enlisted men at the rate of
$50 per day.
Lieutenant Charles c. Tear, Twenty
fifth infantry. visited department
spectS to the commanding general and
staff. The lieutenant recently vOlun-
tarily rendered to the authorities his
resignation as an officer i'll the army,
and it has been accepted and will take
effect in August next. In the mean
time, availing himself of a leave of alb
sence, he has established himself at
Duluth where he has slung his shingle
ito the breeze as notary public and is al
ready in the enjoyment OF a lucrative
practice.
: A general court martial will convene
at Fort Smelling, Monday the 18th inst,
for the trial of such prisoners as may be
ordered before by authority from de-
partment Headquarters. The following
named officers of the Twenty-fifth in
fantry, will constitute the court:
Lieut. Col. J. j. Van Horn; Capts.
Charles BentZoni, Gaines Lawson,
Edwin J. StiyerS; Lieuts. Charles l..
Hodges, II. d. Reed, George P.Ahern,
A. S. Frost and w. +. Martin. First
Lieut.. Edwin f. Glenn, Twenty-fifth
infantry. has been appointed judge adj
vocate of the court.
Gen. Wesley Merritt, the new depart
ment commander, with Mrs. Merritt. has
arrived at Fort LeayenwOrth and as
sumed command. The officers of the
UcDdGlIleilt StdI WtlC DlCoCHtCu W liiC
department commander by the adjutant
general of the department. and ac
duainted him with the business of their
respective bureau. A salute of eleven
guns was fired by the light battery sta
toned at the post.
SergeantS o. w. Heinrich, battery
''E," and John Francis, Fifth artillery,
have been selected for the responsible
positions, temporarily, OF sergeant
major, and QuartermaSter and commits
sary sergeant, respectively, for duty at
the camp of rife practice at CreedmoOr,
and they will. by order of General Scho-
field. report to Major Abram G. Wild
rick, Fifth artillery, for duty.
The war department order relieving
Capt. James c. AyreS, ordnance de-
partment, from duty at Benicia arsenal,
California, and directing him to report
to the commanding general OF the de-
partment of the Columbia for duty as
chief ordnance officer, and to command
Vancouver barracks ordnance depot,
is revoked.
Can't. Charles c. Hood, Twenty-fourth
infantry. is appointed to act as inspector
on certain unServiceable camp and gar
rison eouipage and quartermaSter'S
stores at the general depot OF the quar-
termaSter'S department at Philadelphia,
Pa, for which Capt. James NJ. Marshal,
assistant quartermaSter, is responsible.
The uuartermaster'S department will
furnish transportation to Private Martin
ReyelS, company &C. Seventh infan-
try-on furlough and without means to
join his company-frOm Governors is
land. New York harbOr, to Omaha. Neb,,
the cost to be charged to the soldier on
the muster rolls OF his company.
Capt. William S. Starring will be re-
lieved from duty as chief ordnance
officer of the department. OF the Platte,
and will report to the commanding gen
eral, department of the Columbia, for
duty as chief ordnance officer and to
command Vancouver barracks ordnance
depot Washington territory.
The president has directed that Lieut..
William L.. Kneedler, assistant surgeon,
be detailed as a member of the army re-
firing board at st. Paul. Minn., con-
yened by war department orders of July
20, in the place of Maj. Charles II.
Alden, surgeon United States army,
who has been released.
The secretary of war has ordered that
Second Lieut.. William l.. Sibert, corps
of engineers, be relieved from duty
with the battalion of engineers at Will
lett's Point, N. Y, and proceed to
Louisville. KY. and report i'll person to
Maj. Amos Stickney, corps of en-
gineerS, for duty.
During the absence of Major j. W.
Scully, quartermaSter, on the three
months leave of absence granted him,
the duties pertaining to the quartermas-
ter department at New Orleans, La,
will be performed by Captain William III.
Nash, cOmmissary of subsistence.
Lieut.. H. L. Ripley, Third cavalry,
has, at his own request, been relieved
from duty as acting engineer officer of
the department of Missouri and ordered
to join his troop. Maj. j. j. Upham,
Fifth cavalry, has been placed in tenn
oh of thu nffina